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Rosemont Elementary School Nurse Adriana Mariscal was honored as the Dallas ISD Health Services Employee of the Year at the Health Services Recognition Celebration on May 8. As usual, the celebration coincided with National School Nurse Day and honored school nurses across Dallas ISD who ensure students are healthy and ready to learn. Dallas ISD Health Services Director Jennifer Finley presented certificates to nurses who successfully completed the two-year School Nurse Clinical Development program. The ceremony also recognized Health Services retirees and presented Years of Service Pins. Donors such as Love in Motion provided appreciation gifts.

Female students from six Dallas ISD schools learned to embrace their “best selves” at a conference at the University of North Texas at Dallas. Texas Women’s Foundation (TXWF) hosted more than 400 hundred girls, ages 11-16, and their educators and allies, together for a day of empowerment, teaching leadership skills, healthy conflict resolution and fun. University of North Texas-Dallas President Robert Mong welcomed everyone to the newly dedicated student center in southern Dallas, followed by opening remarks by Stephanie Jeffery, vice president of diversity and inclusion of financial services at Capital One, a sponsor of #BestSelf, who told about her journey…

When she moves on from William B. Travis Academy/Vanguard in two weeks, eighth-grader Phoebe Fauss will leaf behind a green legacy at the school: the “Phoebe Fauss Salad Bar.” Fauss worked with the Dallas ISD Food and Child Nutrition Services Department and campus leadership to bring a salad bar to the school. The salad bar debuted at the school on May 15 and more than 40 students loaded their plates with fresh greens and vegetables on the first day.

Dallas ISD recently celebrated Fresh Attitude Week to showcase how fresh fruits and vegetables are served in schools. Harllee Early Childhood Center hosted a highlight of the week, with aquaponics farmer Geoff Gray from Primal Gardens and Dallas ISD Executive Chef Trina Nelson demonstrating how fresh fruits and vegetables can be used for healthy school meals. In collaboration with the French Department of Agriculture and in partnership with Interfel (French Inter-Branch Association of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables), Fresh Attitude Week has now become an annual event in America, along with France and Italy, to highlight fresh fruits and vegetables in…